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Click on LEARN MORE – GENERAL COST of Medical Care if you want to learn about a typical approximate average cost for surgery or health care service. The LEARN MORE – HEALTH INSURANCE cost category provides links to learn about problems of the uninsured, how much average insurance premiums cost, HSAs and High Deductible Health Plans, and the difficulty in finding low cost affordable health insurance

Analysis by the American Hospital Association shows that Medicare and Medicaid under-pay the true cost of hospital care by about $69 billion. This cost ends up being borne by other payors and commercial insurance. Using 2016 data, it is estimated Medicare pays 87 cents on the dollar, and Medicaid pays 88. December 2017 report